निजौरसेभ्योप्यधिकं रात्रिंदिवमतंद्रितम् । विनिर्जित्य हठाद्दुष्टान्प्रजेयं परिपालिता
nijaurasebhyopyadhikaṃ rātriṃdivamataṃdritam | vinirjitya haṭhādduṣṭānprajeyaṃ paripālitā
„Mehr noch als um meine eigenen Söhne habe ich mich um dieses Reich Tag und Nacht ohne Nachlässigkeit gekümmert. Indem ich die Bösen mit Gewalt bezwang, habe ich diese Untertanen beschützt.“
Rājā (King)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vipra
Scene: The king recounts guarding the realm day and night, defeating wicked foes, and caring for subjects like (or more than) his own sons; the sage listens, inviting deeper evaluation.
Kṣatra-dharma emphasizes vigilant protection of subjects; duty performed fully still may not satisfy the deeper need for spiritual merit.
The Kāśī narrative frame continues, but the verse itself does not name a specific tīrtha.
None; it describes governance and protection as duty.